CHILDRENS' SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION SIERRA LEONE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 27 March 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £10
Latest expenditure: £615
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 175 SPRINGBANK ROAD, LONDON, SE13 6ST

Website recorded by the regulator: csnfoundation.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity will build a school for children with special needs in Freetown Sierra Leone. The school will provide support to other schools in the area to spread good practice in teaching autistic children.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £10
Total Gross Expenditure: £615

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,525
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,057

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,924

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £60
Total Gross Expenditure: £20

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 10 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 10 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £538
Total Gross Expenditure: £538

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £10
Total Gross Expenditure: £615
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,525
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,057
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,924
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £60
Total Gross Expenditure: £20
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £538
Total Gross Expenditure: £538
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHILDRENS' SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION SIERRA LEONE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-03-27T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Mar 2018 as amended on 15 Feb 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS AND DISABILITIES IN FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE BY THE BUILDING AND MANAGING OF A SPECIALIST DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND BOYS WITH DISABILITIES. THE SCHOOL WILL BE FREE TO PUPILS FROM SIERRA LEONE.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 594616
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHILDRENS' SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION SIERRRA LEONE

Charity Name Id: 594617
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHILDRENS' SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION SIERRRA LEONE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures